handwriting
noun [U] /ˈhændˌraɪ.tɪŋ/
/-t̬ɪŋ/ Definition
B1 writing with a pen or pencil: We need to ensure that handwriting is properly taught in our primary schools.Writing and typing B1 the particular way in which someone forms letters with a pen or pencil: His handwriting is illegible.Writing and typing
(Definition of handwriting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- chalk verb
- chronicle verb
- compose verb (PRODUCE ART)
- document verb
- ghostwrite verb
- jot sth down phrasal verb
- key sth in phrasal verb
- record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
- semiotics noun
- speller noun
- take sth down phrasal verb (WRITE)
- touch-type verb
- transcription noun
- type sth up phrasal verb
- typing noun
- well documented adjective
- writer's block noun
- writing noun
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